Video: A glance at Joey Mbu and Sam Martin

Just as they did in the basketball game on Monday, the Houston Cougars had some representation in the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game on Tuesday night at Cowboys Stadium.

The game, which is held in conjunction with the annual THSCA Convention and Coaching School, pits several top players from around the state against each other in a North vs. South format.

The two Cougars in the same suited up for the South All-Stars: Foster defensive lineman Joey Mbu and Texas City kicker/punter Sam Martin.

Many Cougar football fans know Mbu’s name not only because it’s unique, but because he is the largest recruit (literally) in the incoming freshman class — Mbu weighs in currently at 340 pounds.

Martin’s a name that’s not as familiar. He walked on over the summer and special teams coach Tony Levine said that Martin will likely project as a punter for the Cougars down the road. Of course, the punting situation this season is just fine with sophomore Richie Leone returning.

But the pair got plenty of action in the all-star game on Tuesday. Mbu played a little more than half of the defensive snaps and for the most part, was double-teamed by the North interior linemen, leaving Mbu without a tackle.

He had a chance for one open field tackle, but was in a one-on-one mismatch against a running back who was able to evade Mbu (you’ll see that play in the video…Mbu is wearing No. 71 for the red squad).

To his credit, Mbu had a pretty good attitude about it all, saying afterwards that he liked the challenge from the opposing linemen’s double team.

Martin had an equally rough night, grossing only 126 yards on four punts (31.5 average). He connected on the two point-after-touchdown attempts he had.